"Preschool"

"Preschool"

Saturday

September 1st, 2012

 

Brody is 3 years old, almost 4 so he is definitely ready for preschool, and he wanted to go so bad! Ian is doing college so whenever he would be gone and Id tell Brody that Daddy was at school he would get so upset. He would say "NO, I want to go to school!" We were not able to find one the worked for us financially so we came up with a solution. Ian's mom used to be a teacher, so we asked her If she would be willing to teach Brody. Of course she said yes. So every Monday, Wednesday and Friday is going to be school days for Brody. We drop him off and he does school with Grandma. He was so excited about this, especially since he got to pick out a cool new star wars backpack! We are so grateful that Ian's mom is willing and wanting to do this with Brody!

 



Summer Camping :)

 Camping

Friday

August 17th, 2012

 

Our family loves camping! Especially Ian and Brody, they would stay a lot longer then me but I still really enjoy it. Brody asks us ALL the time when we can go camping next. It was Ian's last weekend before school starts so we figured we would make it a good one. It is ridiculously hot here so my one requirement was to camp somewhere by water. We tried Sand Hallows but it was full, we ended up at Quail Creek state park.

 

 

One of Brody's favorite things to do when we go camping is make s'mores! So of course we had to bring all the yummy supplies :)

 

After S'mores we went for a walk to do some exploring. Ian gave Brody a little flash lite, he thought it was the coolest thing ever leading the way.

 

 

Hanging out back at camp

 

Dad caught a picture of us sleeping :) I think half of what Brody likes best about camping is sleeping in the tent. He gets so excited. My favorite part is he always tells us "scary" storied before bed, hes pretty good at them too!

 

Ian was awesome and made breakfast for us. Brody especially enjoyed chowing down on the bacon.

 

 

It was so hot that we headed down to the lake right after breakfast. I personally couldn't wait to get in the water, but all Brody was interested in was making sand castles. He absolutely loved it!

 Once we were all able to cool down in the water we got to making some serious sand castles, mote and all!

 

We spent the whole day at the lake and enjoyed every minute of it. Cant wait till our next camping adventure!

Picking up Daddy!!

Picking up Daddy!!

Friday

August 10th, 2012

 

Ian went to Florida with a friend to paint the chapel of a church building there. When he left we thought it was only going to be for a week but it ended up being 2! A little too long for me! We were VERY excited to have Daddy back. I got the day off from work and we drove to Las Vegas to pick Ian up. Brody missed Daddy so much, he was so ready to have him home. I don't ever want to be away from My hubby for that long again!

 

 



Brody waiting at the airport for Daddy. He was so adorable, he drew a picture of our family to give to Ian.

4th of july

 Fourth of July

Wednesday

July 4th, 2012

 

We had quiet the fun 4th of July. We started it off with a Breakfast at our church which was early but worth going to. After breakfast we headed over to the parade, watched that then headed out to Sand Hallows to spend the day at the lake with family.

 

Brody pigging out on lunch :)

 

 

 On our way out we stopped at Walmart and bought Brody a life jacket. At first he wasn't too sure about it but once he realized he could go out and swim alone he thought it was pretty cool.

 

 We also bought some sand toys which the boys had a blast with! They could have spent the whole day just playing in the sand.

 

 

Later that night we all went down to the park to watch the fireworks. We were there pretty early so the kids had fun just hanging out and having a good time together. Brody loves being with his cousins!

 

My cute twin nephews!

 It was been  a lot of fun having the kids around, Brody has loved every minute of it! Hes used to being the only child so its a blast having a bunch of cousins to play with.

 

 

Ian and Liliana

 

I sure love this guy!!

Brody sure Loves his Aunt and Uncle and of course cousin Jacob.

 

Starting to watch the fireworks!!

 

 After the city fireworks were over we went back to Grandma and Grandpas to light some of our own off. Ian's brother I guess is really into doing his own so he had quiet the selection.

 The kids of course loved the sparklers! Brody ended up getting burned though, we didn't realize how far up he had his hands and the poor little guy got two red palms from it. He still enjoyed them though and wanted to do as many as he could.

FHE

 Family Home Evening at Dixie Rock

Monday

June 25th, 2012

 

One of Brody's absolute favorite places to go is Dixie rock. Every single time we drive anywhere where he can see it he points it out, and he usually mentions something about my wedding ring too. Ian brought me to Dixie Rock the night he asked me to marry him and that's where him and Brody gave me my gorgeous ring.

 

Brody loves exploring all the little caves and places to climb up into.

 

 I love this picture of Brody, he looks like such a little man!

 

 

Up at the very top.

 

 He always makes sure to point out where the temple is. It makes me so happy that he knows what the temple is.

 Tonight Brody had the great idea to play hide and seek, we all had a blast! It really was a lot of fun, Brody especially could not get enough of it. We started off with one of us counting with him and finding the other.

 

 

The first one Brody and I counted and had to find Daddy. Before we even started I reminded Ian that he had to keep in mind how old Brody was, to hide at a 3 year old's level. We looked and looked everywhere for that stinkin Dad, finally he figured we weren't going to find him so he came out. This does NOT look like a 3 year olds level to me Daddy!!

 

After a while Brody wanted to count by himself and find both of us. We of course stayed close and kept him in sight. He was so excited when he found us!

 We had a great night at Dixie Rock and definitely need to make a trip back soon :)

Splash pad with the cousins

Splash pad with the cousins

Saturday

June 23rd, 2012

 

Ian was home for the day so we thought it would be fun to bring Brody and the twin boys to the splash pad. It is one of Brody's favorite places to go although we don't get there often since it is so hot! I usually cant take the heat for too long so its easier to go swimming. But once in a while we make it down there.

 

Brody and one of the twin boys playing, not sure which one!

 

 

Headed home, as you can see they all had a blast and were pretty excited because of it!

Girls Camp

An evening at Girls Camp

Friday

June 22nd, 2012

 

The young women invited the Bishopric and their families to join them at girls camp tonight for dinner and testimony meeting, so we headed up to Pine Mountain to join them. Brody was of course thrilled, he loves being outdoors and in the mountains.

 

While we were waiting for the other bishopric members some of the girls showed us this fun little stream, here's Lauren helping Brody. Brody just loved Lauren, they have had us over for dinner a few times and he thinks shes pretty fun!

 

 

I don't know If I have ever seen Brody more happy then when he is outdoors like this, he just loves it! He constantly asks his Dad a I when we can go camping next, he just cant get enough of it.